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Fungal Discoveries at FRIM's UNESCO Heritage Forest.

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Introduction The Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Forest Park Selangor (FRIM) was officially inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 11, 2025. The 545-hectare area is recognized as one of the world's earliest and most successful large-scale re-creations of a human-made tropical rainforest, planted on land devastated by tin mining beginning in the 1920s. The Malaysian Nature Society (Selangor Branch) Mycology Group (Mycology) has organized a fungal discovery walk on October 3, 2026. The walk was guided by FRIM nature guides and mentored by Mycology group experts. Event Highlights The event kicked off with an engaging safety briefing by Loon Yit Hong (Mycology group co-founder) and a short introduction to the FRIM UNESCO site by En. Nasir and Ms. Chua (FRIM’s nature guides). Eager to explore, the participants split into two groups and ventured into the Keruing trail to hunt for hidden fungi and discover their vital role on the forest floor. The absolute highlights of the...
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Exploring the Hidden Worlds of Pulau Sibu: Fungi, Marine Life, and Biofluorescence

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Received: 6 May 2026 / Accepted: 8 May 2026 @mnsselangorbranch.org     Exploration team with Mycology and marine life educators and enthusiasts. (Photos by Wong Wei Fong & Kent Leong) Introduction Pulau Sibu is an island located off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Part of the Johor Marine Park, it is known for its tropical beaches, diving, snorkelling, and hiking. From 1 to 3 May 2026, the MNS Selangor Branch Mycology Group and the coastal marine educators from The Beach School teamed up for an exciting exploratory visit to the island. The aim was to look more closely at the marine life and fungal diversity that thrive in this unique coastal environment. Pulau Sibu has already been recognised for its rich diversity of fungi (Aqilah et al., 2019), as well as its marine life, including the endangered dugong and important seagrass feeding grounds nearby (Wei-Khang et al., 2021). Because of this, the Mycology Group and The Beach School took the initiative to explore the...
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